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See also: Edinburgh Festivals for information on the arts during the Edinburgh Festivals in August
See also: Edinburgh Festivals for information on the arts during the Edinburgh Festivals in August
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 October
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Representing Revolution: Russia in 1917
Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries
This October the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre in Dumfries is marking the centenary of the October Revolution with a series of Soviet and Western films, which will be introduced and discussed by various guest speakers. Programme details below. For general enquiries about the event, ring Ian Gasse on 01387 320557 or email russia1917@phonecoop.coop for a free programme. Representing Revolution is a joint presentation by the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries Trades Union Council, the Scottish Labour History Society and the Scottish Morning Star Campaign Committee. It has been supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network. |
From Friday 27 October to Sunday 29 October the RBCFT will be screening:
On the Friday (7pm) Dr David Archibald (Film Studies, University of Glasgow) will give an illustrated talk, October in Cinema, to contextualise the weekend’s films, and this will be followed by a screening of Mikhalkov’s At Home Among Strangers, a political thriller set shortly after the Russian Civil War.
On Saturday afternoon (1.30pm), Emeritus Professor John Foster of the University of Glasgow will introduce screenings of Eisenstein’s October and Pudovkin’s The End of St Petersburg, and lead discussions on both films, which were commissioned by the Soviet Government to mark the 10th anniversary of the Revolution.
On Saturday evening (7pm) Dr Benjamin Franks of the University of Glasgow will introduce Warren Beatty’s Reds and lead a post-screening discussion of the film, which follows the life of American journalist John Reed, who wrote the classic eye-witness account of the Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World.
On Sunday afternoon (2pm) Emeritus Professor Lesley Milne of the University of Nottingham will introduce David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago and lead a post-screening discussion of Lean’s adaptation of Boris Pasternak’s novel.
Finally, on Sunday evening (7pm), Ian Gasse of Dumfries TUC will introduce the French film-maker Chris Marker’s documentary, The Last Bolshevik, which examines the history of the Soviet Union through the life of Soviet film director Alexander Medvedkin, who died in 1989.
Tickets are £7.00 (£5.30 concessions) for evening screenings, £10.00 (£8.00 concessions) for the Saturday afternoon, and £8.00 (£7.00 concessions) for the Sunday afternoon. A weekend ‘early bird’ discounted ticket is available until 31 August at £36.00 (£28.00 concessions). To book contact the RBCFT box office on 01387 264808 or via www.rbcft.co.uk
- Nikita Mikhalkov’s At Home Among Strangers (1974)
- Sergei Eisenstein’s October (1928)
- Vsevelod Pudovkin’s The End of St Petersburg (1927)
- Warren Beatty’s Reds (1981)
- David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago (1966)
- Chris Marker’s The Last Bolshevik (1993)
On the Friday (7pm) Dr David Archibald (Film Studies, University of Glasgow) will give an illustrated talk, October in Cinema, to contextualise the weekend’s films, and this will be followed by a screening of Mikhalkov’s At Home Among Strangers, a political thriller set shortly after the Russian Civil War.
On Saturday afternoon (1.30pm), Emeritus Professor John Foster of the University of Glasgow will introduce screenings of Eisenstein’s October and Pudovkin’s The End of St Petersburg, and lead discussions on both films, which were commissioned by the Soviet Government to mark the 10th anniversary of the Revolution.
On Saturday evening (7pm) Dr Benjamin Franks of the University of Glasgow will introduce Warren Beatty’s Reds and lead a post-screening discussion of the film, which follows the life of American journalist John Reed, who wrote the classic eye-witness account of the Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World.
On Sunday afternoon (2pm) Emeritus Professor Lesley Milne of the University of Nottingham will introduce David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago and lead a post-screening discussion of Lean’s adaptation of Boris Pasternak’s novel.
Finally, on Sunday evening (7pm), Ian Gasse of Dumfries TUC will introduce the French film-maker Chris Marker’s documentary, The Last Bolshevik, which examines the history of the Soviet Union through the life of Soviet film director Alexander Medvedkin, who died in 1989.
Tickets are £7.00 (£5.30 concessions) for evening screenings, £10.00 (£8.00 concessions) for the Saturday afternoon, and £8.00 (£7.00 concessions) for the Sunday afternoon. A weekend ‘early bird’ discounted ticket is available until 31 August at £36.00 (£28.00 concessions). To book contact the RBCFT box office on 01387 264808 or via www.rbcft.co.uk
